From: Mzizrael Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 Subject: armegeddon dear sir, I believe your views concerning the next millennium are intelligent and precise. I'm sick of all the panic and insanity over a change in the date. I was here last year, I'm here now, and I'll be in times square next year, like I spent every new years'. The only thing I'm worried about are the uneducated idiots that insist we all going to die. they scare me more than anything.

From: Arinelle Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 Subject: get this recently i was threatened with suspension from my high school for refusing to change a shirt that read "atheism outlives all gods." the principal claimed that a student had complained that it offended him and his beliefs... yet, the principal did nothing when i countered with a complaint against the W.W.J.D? (what would jesus do or why would jesus die or something to that effect) paraphanelia seen around every corner. what about my beliefs? do they not count? people are so touchy... the principal dropped the case but i am still irritated that something like that should occur. feel free to post this in the feedback section; i think others should have a chance to read about this unfairness. thanks, arinelle ps. your site is awesome! it's much easier to stand up to criticism after reading some of the material which reinforced my beliefs.

Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 From: Russell Wear Subject: noah The story you told about the great flood could have happened right. I don't think so. It describes the day of noah to be horrible times in morality. You talk about everything being okay. The mother was probably doing something to the baby you couldn't even imagine and you wanna know where her husdand was. He was drunk having a big orgy while thinking of leaving his wife. Noah gave everyone a chance to come with him. I think it is like dropping the bomb on Japan, we gave warning, and everyone had a chance to leave but they didn't. You might not agree with dropping that bomb but I can't say I agree either. Some of those people were good people, maybe even all of them. Your story would work there but not in the day of Noah. These people were not about to change, they would have destroid themselves anyways. If you want to make fun of that story do it correctly. You are pobably a very intelligent person that would have no trouble mocking this letter, but I am just triing to get your facts straight. I do believe in noah's arc and god. If you would like to e-mail me to tell me I am wrong then feel free. My e-mail adress is [snipped. Ed.] I hope to hear from you, even though you get thousands of e-mail everyday. If you feel I am right then I suggest taking that page off because your purpose for the page is to say what might of happened in corresponding with the bible to make god look bad and evil, but it doesn't fit with the bible so if you keep it on you are being a hipocrit. I could be wrong(if you can prove me wrong) so I might see this page here for a long time. I just want to help your page be as accurate as possiblt. Hope to hear from you. M_WEAR This is the story Russell is referring to.

Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 From: Matt Guttentag Subject: great page I would just like to thank you for your wonderful atheism site. I am only 13, but am very interested in atheism. Your site has been the best I have found. Thank you for helping me out in my quest for the truth! Matt Guttentag Does this mean that my website is corrupting the youth of the nation? =)

Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 From: rhiannon Subject: those crazy christians... well! youve expanded since i was last here. iwent to that wretched little prophesy site you had a link to, and i would have to agree that your title for it is MUCH better. anyway, i live in colorado springs, the seat of focus on the family, colorado for family for family values, and the like. this is the state that renders the conceot of a 2 party system useless. my husbands family is the prime example. were trying to warp his little brother, before he is old enough to vote, and listens only to the teachings of his preacher person. religion has done more to harm that family than any good it may have done. not that i see any of that. there is an older brother, flaming gay, who is convinced that he is evil for his lustful ways, and the sad thing is that he is one of the cooler people in the family. but he makes the occasional snide comment, or gets offended, or whatever. as you may have heard, this is also the state that passed an amendment to the state constitution that basically rendered homosexuals vulnerable to whatever abuse fundies thought was appropriate. (see also the case of the two rednecks that picked up a gay man in wyoming and beat hin to death.) they tried to ban abortion. theyve made it illegal for a young girl to get an abortion without parental consent. i have a damn good reason why that wont work. in a place like this, do you really think that hte father of a girl who was brutally raped and had the ill fortune to concieve would have the sence to realise that it was not the girls fault? i dont think so. they are trying to put prayer in schools, like the children dont have enough problems. all i can say is look at the past thirty years in northern ireland. (and lets hope this peace will actually workif it already hasnt, then i guess ive been really out of touch.)a few years ago, a christian magazine published an article regarding the alleged satanists in manitou springs, the next town over (actually, theyre kind of joined) saying that theyd finally driven out the scourge. id say that it helped that there werent any there to begin with, except for a few little high schoolers, trying to rebel against their parents. and as there is "only one god and religion", then the only rebelion is satanism, isnt it? ;) blah. anyway, i prefer satinism, and the worship of satin velveteen laceifer, the textile demon. :D there are lots of witches here, pagans, heathens, and wiccans, and theyre heckled mercilessly.the christians are not the ones under attack, here, as much as they may claim to be. and if there are those who do leave the religion, id like to think its for a greater wisdom and knowlege. rhiannon

Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 Adrian, I agree that atheism needs a symbol, but I don't like the black circle. Mainly because it doesn't mean anything. You list that it's simple, it's whole, etc., etc. That's all very good, but those characteristics are not exclusively associated with a circle. Furthermore, there is no history behind the association of a black circle with atheism. For example, I believe the peace symbol is meant to represent the foot of a pigeon, which has been associated with peace. (Was it Bertrand Russell who came up with that symbol?) Now that's a meaningful symbol. You can say the same for the cross & the five-pointed star. (I am not sure where the Moslem crescent came from). Moreover, black is generally a morbid, depressing color. A black circle reminds me of a symbol the members of an organization like "The League of the Descendants of the Survivors of the Black Plague" would wear. I think we need a more cheerful & more meaningful symbol; but I don't know what that could be. Anyway, these are some thoughts. Have fun! Aydin Orstan

From: Victor Subject: atheist symbol Date: 20-Jan-99 Hey there, Adrian, the circle image is not bad, except I have a hard time drawing a circle. The ends don't usually meet, and it's difficult to form a graceful curve. thanks anyway. Victor Hmmm.. A tricky question, and one that I have pondered over long and hard. I would suggest finding some sort of round object, and using it as a kind of template to draw around. Possible objects would be cups, coins, CDs and tyres, depending on the size you wish to achieve. If you cannot find something of the correct dimensions, use one as close as possible and then take the resulting image to a local photocopy shop, where they will be able to enlarge or reduce the image as necessary. (Adrian's Handy Hints #27)

From: Lashana Jefferson Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 Subject: pam as cactus what is your point??? Are you just anoter stupid person who dosen't like pamela anderson?? I'm sure you probally like ugly women like terri hatcher or meg ryan! well if your site was intended to diss pamela then this message is for you if not than dissregard this message! Have you ever just looked at pamela? Have you ever seen her early playboy appearences and seen her with less makeup looking beautiful? She has pefect features and a body to match!! I'm a sexy woman, thin, long hair full lips and i do enjoy to wear makeup and dress sexy and i am so sick of men who rather see womenlooking like sandra bullock in sweatpants and a t-shirt than like marilyn monroe in a tight dress and high heels! did you forget what women looked like around the same time as marilyn monroe? about the same as pamala anderson! There is a double standard in this world, women like sharon stone (cheekbones implants), demi moore (breast implants), and cher (countless things) all have had plastic surgery yet they are not considered fake!! pamela has acting talent, people are blinded by ignorance, all they want to see is a blonde bimbo, well actually pamela is very true to her roles and never seems to come off like she's acting. did you watch saturday night live when she hosted it? she was so funny and so true to her comedic performance! not everyone needs to be the same, i don't feel that the only actors that should get credit for good acting should be serious actors in drama of theater! it takes all kinds in this world! your site is rude and unneccesary!! Lashana Let's hope Lashana doesn't read my atheism page as well! That might really strain her sense of humour. (Is Lashana a woman's name? I don't know..) BTW, the page he/she was referring to is my Pamela Anderson Cactus page.

From: Willie Smith Subject: Hi there "Adrian" Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 I heard that your name is not Adrian, but Albert. So why are you using the name Adrian on your web site? Cheers, Actually, my real name is Ignacious Pumpweazel, but don't tell anyone...

Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 Subject: free will Dear Adrian, Let me start by saying that I am not a part of any organised religion. I come to conclusions from my own experiences not from reading fairytales like the bible. What I say is my believes and I don't care if anyone else thinks otherwise. The idea of free will is that you don't have to do the perfect thing all the time. you can make decesions to effect the future. God has nothing to do with past or future but only the present because past and future do not exist. Time also does not exist, it is a measurement. Just like meters don't exist but you can still measure a 100m distance. If you can concentrate on doing the best thing possible than thats GODS WILL. The worst thing possible is the DEVILS WILL. and in between the two is FREE WILL. You might ask why did god create the devil. My explanation for this is simply god is the devil also. Depending on the will you use. God is not a person like superman god only exists in your mind. The will that you use (god or devil, or as I like to call it, good or evil.) determines wether you are in heaven, hell or in between. If you choose to do the right things then you achive a heavenly state of happiness and become good. If you choose to do bad things then you might get what tempted you to do wrong but you will become evil. What would you prefer to be a god or a devil? It is up to your FREE WILL to choose. Do you want the omnipotent grace of god or the easy dealings of the devil. My only hopes is that you will understand and accept my believes as a reasonable explanation. From Dennis L.

From: [name withheld] Subject: Jehovah's Witnesses Page Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 Hi! I enjoyed your page on the Jehovah's Witnesses. I agree that they do damage. I myself was kicked out for divorcing my alcoholic, wife beating ex-husband. (since they dont recognize divorce, they think that anyone who divorces and remarries is an adulterer) My twenty plus years of faithful service counted for nothing. It almost ruined my life. I had no family, friends, or education, (since they frown on higher education) and started life over, all alone, at 36. It was a bitter pill to swallow.

From: David Stewart Subject: Truth Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 Dear Sir, I leave you with my sentiments: The only logical reason for not believing in God is that it is unbelievable....and yet...I do not possess the "faith" necessary to believe there is no God. For to do so would be to deny that which is inherent in my own existence. I can not deny my own personal nature and I can not justify or rationally accept the idea that who and what I am contradicts with the very surrounding from which I was created. Do fish live in the desert? Can a human who's very essence searches for meaning, love, truth, and relationship possibly have been created by a world in which none of these exist? I think not. To doubt and to question is indeed human but to deny that which is obvious is merely foolishness. Yet, he who publically prounouces that foolishness in which he himselve indulges is even the bigger fool, for his arrogance is like that of fourteen year old teenage boy who thinks he is smarter than his elders. The words of evil are thick and hypnotic, yet the light of truth can not be destroyed, for truth comes from the blood of Jesus Christ and grace from the love of the Father and hope from the knowledge of God and the infiltration of the spirit. I pray that the light might reveal the truth for all those who's hearts are hardened and who's lives are ruled by the foolishness of human pride. For what comfort do you offer those who are sick? What love can you possibly offer that compares with the love of God? Whom does thou know with grace enough to forgive and to love those who have committed the greatest offenses? Shurly not thee, for I have read thy words and thy ignorant arguments and thou art lacking the importance of life. In His Love, Russ Stewart I'm not yet convinced that using words like "thou" and "thy" lend weight to an argument...

Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 From: Esther Jagobin Subject: Prayer and the brain Hi, I read your pages and would like to comment on the article about the physical structure of the brain determining our personality. I agree with this thought. I also believe that what we feed the mind with, will determine its physical wiring and thus our personality. By feeding I mean reading, thinking, hearing, seeing etc. Also prayer would feed the brain in the same way. If this is so then will not prayer have the same effect of altering the brain's structure? Once the brain's physical structure has been altered by the prayer, wont our personality change? Will it not then appear as if God has answered our prayer? What do you think?

From: Edward Boggs Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 You must be a very bitter man. Also I'm glad to see you have it all figured out on your own, so the world must owe you a lot. I'm not preaching....just pondering what a happy man you must be and what hope you have .. (I can't see love or hate either... but it doesn't mean that they don't exist..not a chemical or biological reaction, even thought...take that into consideration... if you can fathom that . Love or hate can't be measured in a test tube or analyzed in a lab ...yet they have existed well before we were here... just to say God believers are closed minded well...Looks like they're not the only ones. You can delete this out of bitter anger but that doesn't make my or anyone elses view any less valid than your own ...thanxxx

From: Dr. Kent Hovind Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 You need to watch my video series. I answer nearly all your questions on your site. I don't get into long e-mail debates but am willing to do a live debate any time. If you ever get to the states or on my next trip to Europe maybe we could face off. The straw man you have erected will be very easy to knock down. I suggest you watch some of the previous debates I have on video to be prepared. We have put out over 500,000 videos now in several languages. We have them in PAL for you If you like. They are not copyrighted. You may get some tapes, copy them and return them for a full refund. It would only cost you for the shipping. My web site is drdino.com. Enjoy it! God does love you by the way. For those who don't know, Dr Hovind is a famous (or infamous?) creationist. A critique of some of his arguments can be found here. Also of interest is Patriot University where he acquired his Doctorate...

From: Courtney Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 Subject: No Gripes Here--I come in peace Osiyo(Hi!) My name's Courtney Miller (Cherokee name, Astai'yi) and I'm a 16 year old high school student. I just read your many(very well made!!!) pages and have noticed that a lot of the ideas that atheists have are also tribal values of my Nation. Rarely do we ever connect morality with spirituality. They're totally different things. So I thought that was a really neat thing. And we did always believe we were part of the animal kingdom.... Courtney

From: mullinsx4 Subject: Brief Comment Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 Adrian, Although most of your "arguments" demonstrate a woeful lack of study of the Bible (not to mention science if you cared to study all the data concerning evolution, Noah's flood, etc.), you have managed to prove one thing about God: How incomprehensible His love must be for humanity! Think about it. Kevin

From: koukou bohaka Subject: Assalamo alaykom Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 Dear friend, As you may think, I am a Moslim reader of your web site. It happens to me to read your articles as I read Moslim, Jewish or Christian materials. Your atheist concepts are surely influenced by the Christian culture (you say that are in UK). But in UK, it is not so difficult to read and dicover other religions. Are you sure that other religions are not conflicting with modern knowledge and science. Please consider these examples : - "Do the unbelievers not realize that the heavens and the earth used to be one solid mass that we exploded into existence? And from water we made all living things. Would they believe?" (The Qur'aan 21:30) Is there any contradiction with the Big Bang Theory and our modern knowledge about the begining of life ? - "And it is We who have built the universe with our power; and, verily, it is We who are steadily expanding it. And we made the earth habitable; a perfect design." (The Qur'aan 51:47-48) This is exactly the theory of the expansion of the universe. - "Is it not a fact that there was a time when the human being was nothing to be mentioned? We created the human from a liquid mixture, from two parents, in order to test him. Thus, we made him a hearer and a seer." (The Qur'aan 76:1-2) "And Allah created every living creature from water. Some of them walk on their bellies, some walk on two legs, and some walk on four. Allah creates whatever He wills. Allah is Omnipotent." (The Qur'aan 24:45) "He is the One who perfected everything He created, and started the creation of the human from clay. Then He continued his reproduction through a certain lowly liquid. He shaped him and blew into him from His spirit. And He gave you the hearing, the eyesight, and the brains; rarely are you thankful." (The Qur'aan 32:7-9) "Say: Travel in the earth and see how He makes the first creation, then Allah creates the latter creation; surely Allah has power over all things." (The Qur'aan 29:20) "He is the One Who created you in stages." (The Qur'aan 71:14) As we can see, there is no conflict between Evolution Theory and Qur'aan's teaching. - "Let him beware! If he do not stop, We will take him by the naasiyah (front of the head), a lying, sinful naasiyah (front of the head)!" (The Quraan 96 :15-16) - "He is the One who created the two kinds, male and female, from a tiny drop of semen. (The Qur'aan 53:45-46) "Does the human being think that We will not reconstruct his bones ? Yes indeed; We are able to recreate even his fingerprint." (The Qur'aan 75:3-4) Important concepts of genetics explained in 2 verses. The naasiyah (the prefontal area of the cerebrum)is responsible for planning, motivating, and initiating good and sinful behavior, and is responsible for telling lies and speaking the truth. Thus, it is proper to describe the front of the head as lying and sinful when someone lies or commits a sin, as the Quraan said: ...a lying, sinful naasiyyah (front of the head)! Scientists have only discovered these functions of the prefrontal area in our century. These are very few examples of how the Holy Qur'aan is acurate and true. How can we explain the authorship of this book with Atheism? Sorry for my poor English. Wassalam.

From: Rick Wiedeman Subject: well done Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 I enjoyed your site immensely. I am currently a Methodist, and was considering dabbling in Unitarianism, but then started thinking (yes, thinking!) why not skip the intermediary step and chuck the whole thing? The ironic thing is that what lead me to this choice is the year-long Bible study course I am completing. While everyone else's faith seems to have increased, mine has waned. What a chaotic tome! And what a deity we have created. Omniscient, yet changes his mind. Omnipotent, yet can be wrestled and defeated. Omnipresent, yet can be lied to. Curses every generation of man for something our mythical ancestors did, and yet says we have free will. Anthropomorphism in action. Thanks for a intelligent site that helps curb the gut feeling (from my 30+ years of Christian conditioning) that I am going to hell for thinking clearly. Rick Wiedeman

Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 From: michelle roberts Subject: stars in the sky dear dear adrian, this letter intends not to preach or reiterate the loads and loads of pretentious crap i'm sure you receive day in and day out. its merely the doctrine of a good christian girl turned atheist. i very much enjoyed your website. when i was a little girl i used to get up early on sundays and play in the dirt. sundays werent special, because i played in the dirt every day. when i was 5 a house was built up beside mine and a family moved in. they were horrified when they found out i didnt go to church. so they took me with them. and they took my mum and dad and sister too. then we all went to church. and i joined the choir and the church plays and went to sunday school. and i forgot about my dirt and getting up early on sundays to play in it. i had to wear dresses on sundays and comb my hair. when i was younger i believed in helping people, and loving my neighboors, and voting for leftists who would change the world for the better. and i'd get to heaven this way, you see, i'd get to heaven this way. i've stopped combing my hair recently. i havent stopped helping people, or loving my neighboors, but i joined the conservative party, and stopped watching oprah. i'm not going to heaven, you see, i'm not going to heaven you see. i'm going to be buried in the ground, with a stone to mark my place. and i'll lay there in the dirt, with my hair combed, wearing a dress for a hundred years or so. until the stone crumbles. then i'll be nothing more than dirt myself and someone can build a building over me. when i was a little girl i used to get up early on sundays and play in the dirt. today i got up early and played in the dirt. be well, your comrade, michelle. "you don't have to like me for who I am but we'll see what you're made of by what you make of me" -ani

From: Johny Massouras Subject: this stuff rocks! Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 well i don't know how to start, but i guess i should introduce myself.My names john and i'm living in cyprus at the moment.(which sucks) i happen to be an 18 year old half greek/cypriot guy, with an american accent.(go figure).Anyway,about 2 days ago i stumbled on ur web page about atheism, and i gotta admit, it's the best fucking page i've ever read on the net.(can i say fuck?or is it a blasphemy?=) i was once a believer but like u (and also a help from another atheist), i stopped and thought to myself.."what the fuck is actually going on here?" reading philosphy as i do, i came upon friedrich nietzsche, who had a great impact on me. especially the way he attacks christianity and talks about how it functions.So this all got my curiosity going, and thus, i started searching and trying to find out what atheism was/is all about. i became an atheist before reading your site, but by reading it i understand it more and makes soo much "goddamn" sense to me.beleiving in myself and searching for answers through intellect and reason, i find myself doing things that i would have never of been able to do as a "believer".somehow i've become more witty...by that i mean, i tend to answer alot of things to people about almost anything, and they can never have an arguement without losing.(but thats beside the point).almost everyday i have debates and discussions with students in my college (i study computer engineering/science), about religion, u should see the stuff they come up with. All in all they don't know what they r believing in, why they believe in it, and how it affects there everyday lives. It's so annoying to find so many passive an apathetic people, who think they know everything and always consider themselves correct, when they never have considered other alternatives which life itself can or could offer.As a believer i felt limited,shy basically, anything i did i had to think twice and see if it was morally "good" or "bad" in the eyes of my religion.(christianity).But now i feel free, a void has actually been filled, and i'm getting to know and learn my true self, without having to worry about religion.it feels so relieving and beautiful.The people around me have noticed this too (as if i care), and are always like.."hey john, why are u so happy all the time?". i've had comments like.."u should have been a philosopher" or.."ur soo fucking wise man!". where deep down all i'm doing is using simple reason and intellect to deal with everyday situations. not everything goes as planned, but this is where u need it the most right? heh, and it helps a great deal. so keep up the good work and thank you very much for creating ur page to share ur wonderful views with us. ur "new" friend (i hope)hehe John. laterz!

Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 Subject: psalm 14:1 hello: why are you an athesit? please do not give me the answer everyone else does by the way those people that you talked to that said that they were christians i doubt, because why would they say mean things like "i'm glad we killed all the indians off..." and so forth. i really do not believe you've ever met a christian before that actually has had any time to study other religions before, that could keep up a debate with you. let me ask you some questions: why is there time? why is there a 7 day week? why can a baby see the stars(which are millions of miles away)when he or she is 1st born? why do we die? why do we have the 4 seasons in a year? why do we as humans exist? why do you dismiss everything that is called "religion"? what is your definition of religion? what is your definition of Christianity? why?explain in detail. if you have children, do you know for sure where they go after death? explain in detail. what about you? how about your parents? or your wife,if you have one? you probablly see so called Christians fighting over doctrine, rather than being in agreement with each other because of the LOVE they have for each other. why do you not believe in The Bible, or anything but atheism? athesim is a belief-it is a religion. please email me back with your responses to these questions looking forward to hearing form you IN HIM CHARLES FRAZIER

From: John Armstrong Subject: hmmm Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 I will not debate you. The real question is faith. I have faith that God did what was said. You have faith you came from a monkey. I have faith I will live forever in paradise. You have faith you will die and turn to nothing. (note: If I and million others are right then we will be in heaven and you will burn in hell. If you are right then my outcome is the same as yours.) You have a lot of faith. 2000 years ago in Matt 24. Jesus stated that Israel would be reborn. 100 years ago this would have been unheard of. Yet, in 1948 it happened. The old testament predicts that the Hebrew language would die the come back into existents. Hmmm, looks like they were right again. Daniel in the old testament predicted the Roman Empire would fall then be reborn. John on the island of Pathmos predicted the same thing. Hmmmm, look at EU and the Euro. I am not here to debate you, Just to congratulate you on the amount of faith you have in becoming nothing. See, to me it takes more faith to believe that on every continent a fish swam up on the beach and grew lungs then feet then a good brain then became a monkey then became a man. Then to believe that God created it all. John C. Armstrong